Saturday, May 21, 2011

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I was e-mailed another 20% off coupon from CVS for in-store purchases through this Sunday, Dec. 9, so ExtraCard members may wish to check their inboxes this week for savings. Also BeFlurt.com sent a notice about their sale of NYX Mega Shine lip gloss sets. They could make nice stocking stuffers!

Glamlifeguru on youtube posted a video that has swatches of the new Wet N' Wild Fergie line. She has 2 of the quads and 4 of the lipsticks. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_987086&feature=iv&src_vid=x5Gh4qyHdnw&v=DhMb94v_ke4

She's one of my favorite youtubers! If you haven't seen her videos I definitely recommend checking them out!(:

Just wanted to let you know. I found L'Oreal eyeshadow pigments and cream eyeliners for $1 at Big Lots. I managed to grab eyeliners in 945 Teal, 905 Black, 930 Brown & 960 Eggplant. I got the eyeshadow pigments in 914 Intrepid, 314 Rebel,918 Restless & 534 Valiant. There was another pigment in pink 124 Fiery that I didn't grab. But I thought I'd share this info since there are some people that like these products too! Happy Friday!

I was just at TJMaxx, and saw S.O.P.I. colors for 3.99, and China Glaze from the Metro collection for 1.99. I also saw a new line of Orly colors called Color Blast, and two of the shades are serious multichromes. Brilliant Sky and Total Eclipse Of The Heart. And, as usual, there were random OPI, Nicole, Barielle, Sation, etc.

Oh, and one more tip. Look for nail polish in the cosmetic section, the children's toy section (for some reason they think crazy glitters are for little girls), the shelves along the checkout lane, *AND* check out the little racks beside each of the registers. I've been finding racks completely full of polish at TJMaxx and Marshall's lately, right there next to the registers. Sometimes I get dirty looks from other customers when I walk right up to a register instead of standing in line, but hey, I'm *shopping*! I'll go get in line like everyone else when I'm ready to pay. :-)

I picked up some Revlon grow luscious liners at CVS for 75% off.. and two were so gorgeous I felt the need to give special mention to them. I had really never given these a second look, and would not have bought them if not for the sale.

Graphite is a soft black with charcoal shimmer- subtle yet a very pretty alternative to black, and emerald is a cool jungle green with gobs of shimmer, I see gold..silver.. and maybe even a little blue. Emerald is absolutely gorgeous, I have no idea why I have never heard of it or seen swatches, it lights up like a christmas tree in the light. They go on like silk, completely smooth, and while I have not tested them on the eye the hand swatches stuck like glue.. especially Graphite, which is still there a little after scrubbing the daylights out of it with a wet towel. I have no idea why these have not gotten serious love online.. but I wish I had known about them sooner, and can't help but wonder if there were other colors...

Nylon mag has done it again! Their Jan 2013 issue showed off this little gem:

http://i.imgur.com/P1gGE.jpg

Wet n Wild Coverall Cream, $4, drugstores

The pic I took is kinda blurry, sorry about that, but the text says, "If you want your skin to look Instagrammed but are short on cash, this budget-friendly option is the one for you. It leaves even the shiniest skin matte (oil-absorbing powders will do that), while offering hydrating and brightening benefits thanks ti a cocktail of skin-perfecting ingredients. Plus, it comes in 7 shades, so you are pretty much guaranteed a match."

Oooh, thanks so much for the heads-up! WnW tweeted about this new product a month or two ago and I was so curious about it! Will do a post right now with a link to your pic. Thanks SO much for sharing! xo

Just saw Sally Hansen Salon Effects French Manicure designs at CVS! They had a traditional color (pink and white) and several ones with a glitter tip and one with a pink polka dot tip. They looked really nice! I was trying to read how it works. Seems there are two sets of strips- you put the tip on first and then the second color (the pink or flesh tone)on second. I am not sure if it goes over the tip or fits just below the tip. They were around $13, so more than the original ones.

Yesterday I was at CVS and saw some new Organix products. I saw a shampoo and conditioner biotin and collagen, and I also saw an Argan Creme Shampoo. I was intrigued since it's supposed to be very moisturizing but it smelled strongly of men's cologne so I didn't get it. I found this link that has pics of the new products, plus a Keratin Oil Anti-Breakage line (in red) that I didn't see at the store.

Beautybar.com is offering $10 off a $50 purchase. Right now you can get free 2 day shipping with $49 purchase and it includes Butter London -- you can get two lip glosses and two nail polishes for $40 (also free standard shipping over $25)http://www.beautybar.com/subcat=Makeup-Sets-5222/Brand=Butter+London

I just found all Sally Hansen Salon Manicure nail polishes on 75% clearance at Rite Aid. That makes them $1.87...cheaper than in Walgreens or CVS. Also, CQ, PEtites, Kiss nails, a lot of Revlon foundation and nail polish was on 75% clearance also.

Walgreens had a display of Sinful Color polishes, their eye liner pencils, an eyeshadow palette (silver, white, and black), a thing of glitters, and tons of lip glosses. I took a picture of the display. BTW, the display was on an endcap.

Not only is Almay 40% off at Rite Aid, they had select eyeshadow palettes (the satin ones) 75% off.. AND you get a $2 rebate for each one. Heck of a deal, that is actually paying YOU to buy them, and the 40% off ones are $2.49 after rebate. I work the purple satin one today (with just a light coat of purple color tattoo under), and it was gorgeous. Very smooth and easy to work with. The lid shade looks like a dusty lavender in the pan but on the eye it has a really pretty pink duochrome.

In other news Sephora totally ticked me off. I bought the UD Vice palette last week and used my $15 gift card I got in my email. I hated it (honestly the purple palette I used today was better.. there are some nice colors but about half are difficult or impossible to work with) so I took it back today to exchange it for something else. They refused to honor the gift card I used, only would allow me credit for the actual cash I paid.. so basically they charged me a 30% surcharge to exchange. I'm pissed.. and Sephora is going to hear from me ASAP. NOT cool.

I made a trip to my local Dollar tree and they had restocked with a bunch of NEWLY STOCKED NY Color items from foundation, eye shadow palettes, tools, a bunch of new nail polish shades, and lip stick. There was also tinted moisturizer and foundation from a brand I never heard before. And there were a few e.l.f. eye shadows.

Spotted a display of the full range of CoverGirl Outlast Stay Brilliant Nail Glosses at my local Rite Aid yesterday in Atlanta. Kicking myself for not taking a pic, but there were at least 40 shades and the backboard featured Pink and the tag line "Dare to go topless."

Just wanted to let you everyone know, Ulta is having a 12 Days of Hot Buys in stores. Tomorrows Smashbox's popular studio pop palette is going to be one sale for $42 (originially $59). Also you can use other Ulta offers to combine to get a bigger discount!

I know this is sort of "high end".. but nobody ever talks about it and it is a good deal for the price.

I bought the UD Vice palette and hated it, was browsing around Sephora and happened upon the new Sephora/Pantone precious metals palette. It's $48, but it contains 35 shadows, and is quite beautiful packaging, with a huge mirror, the entire inside of the lid is one giant mirror. I was concerned about the quality, but after using it a bit I've found it's lovely.. nice smooth shadows, no chalk, no fallout, great pigmentation. I was also concerned about the size.. it's big, but it's not as hard to handle as I thought. Definitely not for the shimmer hater.. although there are some mattes in there.. and only one glitter. A very good variety of colors that go together well, with a great variation of light to dark. You could do a soft neutral look, a super dramatic smokey eye, or anything in between. Mostly earth tones but also purple, green, orange, yellow and pink.. even a dark cranberry red. It's so much prettier IRL than in the pictures on the website. I'm thrilled with it, and I think it blows the quality of the UD palette out of the water.

I went to Harmon today and I spotted Rimmel's new BB Cream for only 5.79. Then there were eyeliner pencils and eyeshadow jumbo pencils for 3.69! They only came in 3 shades though ... white, black, and brown. Also a new mascara from Rimmel as well.

So I went to CVS to do some clearance shopping this evening (got some great goodies) and then decided to head over to Kmart to see if there were any good clearance deals there (eh not really) BUT... I did find the new Maybelline Color Tattoos!!!! YIPPY!!!! I also saw the new Maybelline lipstick collection (the really bright ones), the new Maybelline lipglosses (gonna get those later on because Kmart is so expensive) and the new Revlon Bubble Gum Days Urban Nights Collection. I want stuff from these other collections, but seeing as the displays were still completely full, I'm waiting until they hit Rite Aid or CVS so I can take advantage of the sales they usually run. But if you're looking for the Color Tattoos check Kmart. They're $6.99, way more expensive than Rite Aid, but seeing as how these are really hot ticket items, I didn't want to risk missing out, so I just bought them all!

Oh and I forgot to mention that there is a new Kate Moss by Rimmel matte lipstick collection. I found these at CVS and the shades are gorgeous. I picked up 2, but I think I might go back and get the others.

To anyone in Vegas, I found the Revlon Photoready BB Cream and the Revlon Naked Foundation at the CVS on Sandhill and Sunset! Revlon is BOGO 50% off and plus I got a $5 off coupon (Beauty Club Rewards) that I saved which brought my total to $12 for both! yay...

I just got back from CVS and Walgreens..CVS had the new Maybelline Insant Age Rewind Perfector powder, foundation, concealer/treatment, and color tattoos. I bought the powder..I can send a pic if you want. Walgreens had the new Rimmel Kate Moss Matte lipstick collection. I live in Massachusetts..happy hunting!

Just saw the new Loreal Color lift blushes, Rimmel BB Cream, Lumene BB Cream, Revlon Colorstay BB Cream, a new Rimmel mascara, the new Kate Moss matte lipstick collection, the Revlon Bubblegum Days and Urban Nights nail polishes, Almay Whipped foundation (ridiculously overpriced btw), Loreal Smokey Black mascara, and a Sally Hansen display with all new shades at Walgreens in Beavercreek OH. I'm sure I missed something there was so much stuff. All of these items were at the very top of the shelves within the makeup and hair aisles. I saw the beauty rep opening more Loreal boxes so maybe glossy stains are in there? Will check again tomorrow.

I went to a Ross in Los Angeles and noticed there are NYX make up kits on sale for $14.99 filled with the 1 Trio eyeshadow, 2 single eyeshadows, 1 mega shine lip gloss, 2 nyx round lipsticks,lashes, and 2 or 3 other glosses in the kit. Check out your local Ross.

Thanks Emi. I posted last week that WnW told me that those shimmer powders are sort of like MAC MSFs, in that you can use them as highlighters, blushes or bronzers depending on which shade you buy, and your particular skintone.

BIG NEWS for those of us who loved the vanity palette and other 6 pan wet n wild palettes! I was at my local Dollar General and in their Christmas section they had special holiday wet n wild gift sets. I picked up a set that had the Vanity Palette, the Lust palette, and a blue liquid eyeliner, all for $4. I thought these were discontinued but it looks like they brought them back for the holidays. There were other colors available too, but these were my 2 favorite palettes from this line.

Tina, I posted links to pics of these products here: http://nouveaucheap.blogspot.com/2012/12/details-about-new-wet-n-wild-fergie.html

And just for anyone who is curious, all of the Wet n Wild Beauty Ambassadors are being sent the ENTIRE collection of new 2013 products for review, and I believe we'll be getting them this week. As soon as I get them, I'll post pics of everything (with full reviews to come).

So when I was in CVS today (Northern Virginia area) picking up my antibiotics (*sad face*), I got to browse the aisles while I waited for the pharmacist to fill my rx - and the entire beauty aisle was JAM PACKED top to bottom with perfume gift sets still. I think most shoppers are focused on the Beauty Clearance Sale - the Revlon display was WIPED clean! Anywhooo what my sister and I noticed is - the sales staff have started putting out the new Spring product displays but because there's no space, everything is randomly placed all around the ENTIRE store. My eight year old baby sister called it a treasure hunt :D!

For example, the Physicians Formula Nude Eyes Collection for Spring 2013 was smooshed into a TINY corner, on the bottom shelf of the bath/shampoo section. A few different new L'Oreal & Maybelline mascara displays were on the very top shelf, above the men's shaving cream/deodorant - hard to reach, harder to see. The massive CoverGirl Jumbo Lip Pencil display was in the toothpaste/toothbrush aisle across from the hairbands/mirrors. There were also a few other various L'Oreal & Maybelline foundation/powder type displays in this same area - I tried very hard not to pay attention because I need to finish my existing face products :). The Rimmel Kate Moss Matte Lipsticks display was one of the few displays actually in the beauty aisle - but I had to stand on tiptoes to reach it (the colors I COULD reach, looked utterly amazing).

In between holiday candy and holiday decorations, there was a bowl of the bright LE Maybelline Color Tattoos (but that probably was just misplaced by someone - haha). My favorite display though? The free standing Wet 'n' Wild display right next to the line for rx pick up at the pharmacy in the back. Lol.

However, it does seem like nail/nail polish is definitely a CVS priority - most of the new nail polish collection displays were in the beauty aisle - and they even moved some of the gift sets to the floor in the front of the store to make space for the newest Kiss/ImPress/Sally Hansen collections.

Ooh, one sidenote - I noticed the five Maybelline Color Tattoo Metals are on Maybelline's official website - which pretty much confirms that they are not LE, yes? So, I can wait for a sale? (if yes, my wallet is super relieved)

"I noticed the five Maybelline Color Tattoo Metals are on Maybelline's official website - which pretty much confirms that they are not LE, yes?"

Maybelline has confirmed that they are permanent.. however I got the impression it could be sometime in the new year before they get worked into the displays because they stated they would be released in January.. and they are really high demand so the introductory displays are being picked clean quickly. I've read several comments from people who found them very early on where the color they wanted was already gone, especially the pink and beige.

I went grocery shopping at Giant, and in the back they had a lot of clearance items, including Maybelline and Cover Girl, most things below $2. In big plastic bins that you have to rummage thru, but I got a SuperStay StainGloss for $2.24.

Went to a Marshalls tonight for socks and ended up with 2 Cynthia Rowley Precision Blender Sponges($5.99) that are an exact texture dupe to the Beauty Blender. It enlarges when wet and has a great "bounce" to it. They came in the hot pink like the beauty blender, a light pink, turquoise, light pistachio green, and yellow. I' ll post pictures on my blog later with a mini review (there are some grave reviews on some blogs already). Check it out if you have been lemming for the Beauty Blender but don't want to shell out the money. these type of Sponges are great for winter skin.....helps keeps the flaky foundation skin at bay. I've already tried it out and I'm in love as I haven't bought another blender since I left mine in a hotel on a work trip. Cest le vie

Correction: There are some "GREAT" reviews not grave. LOL. But I'm sure you know what I mean. I've liked them so much I gave away one to my cousin. will be back to get more today. Hopefully should have the review up today too.

Rimmel is releasing a liquid lipstick, called Apocalips Lip Laquer. Some British bloggers have swatches and info - I'm not sure if it's okay to link to them, so I'll leave the links in a separate comment. It's coming out in Jan in the UK, I would guess it'll make it to the US at some point.

I went to Walgreens and the clerk was putting out the new Maybelline Whisper lipsticks out..I somehow restrained myself from buying them all. I bought 3 and so far I love them! Still on the hunt for the Maybelline Vivid collection. If anyone is from Massachusetts and has seen them..please clue me in!

I finally received my MUA order from their 30% off sale, and wanted to warn others of my experience. I ordered it on Nov. 17th and it arrived today Dec. 21st. The customer service for this company is nonexistent. There is no phone number, and no one responds to emails. I have sent a total of four emails, one to the service email attached to my order confirmation, one on the website form, and two direct to personnel within the company over the course of the last month.. not a single one of them was returned. I finally got a response by posting a message on their facebook page warning that I would have no resource but to file a complaint with Paypal if they did not contact me.. that did get a response stating they would reship my items. I did receive everything I ordered, and the products are satisfactory.. but I order things online frequently from several different vendors and never have had such issues or been completely ignored by a company like this. I do not plan on ordering from them again.

In my last minute search for a specific item my daughter had wanted for Xmas, I went to our local K-Mart today. There was an NYC display with a curling mascara, HD liquid eyeliner, loose sparkle dust eyeshadow (these are in tubes and not in little jars like these types of shadows usually are) and 4 new eyeshadow trios. I saw some new nail polish from Rimmel called 60 seconds. There were 8 colors, a yellow, aqua, blue, lilac, beige, bright pink, red and magenta.

Just went to Walgreen's on Fairfield Road in Beaercreek Ohio and spotted the Maybelline Color Whisper lipsticks. I bought two, Lust for Blush and Pin up Peach. These are amazing. People keep comparing them to Revlon Lip Butters and L'oreal Caresse lipsticks, but to me these are closer to Too Faced La Creme lipsticks. The formula is very similar. Excellent product.

I went to Walgreens (Indio, CA) and I saw a display of L'Oreals True Match stick concealers. A lot of colors and they have the packaging of the Revlon Just Kissable balm stains. They also have the YSL dupes and a new Telescopic "Shocking" mascara and new blushes.

My son bought me the Sephora pro lesson palette in natural eyes for Christmas (he went to Sephora and picked it out all by himself, such a sweetie). I of course put it on today, and I was shocked at how nice the shadows were. I've never tried Sephora brand before (except for the Sephora/Pantone special edition metallic palette.. which I adore)so I kind of assumed the worst. Seriously top notch, just as good and better than the UD ones I have tried. One side is matte cream and two cool browns, the other shimmer champagne, gold, and copper. The mattes were really smooth and so pigmented I had to make some adjustments when I started applying because I wound up with way too much color. The Shimmers were just as nice, buttery and super pigmented. Zero chalk or fallout. Lovely compact with a large mirror, and large pans of color. Definitely need to try more of their products.. and they are way cheaper than the name brands they carry, especially on sale.

Speaking of sales Sephora is having 20% off their already marked down sale items, making for some really good deals.

Sally Beauty is having its 50% off sale again today (the 26th) through the 31st. This is 50% off red tag clearance. It's valid in store and online and you don't need a code online. Usually you can get nail polish and other makeup super cheap during these sales!

"For those who miss Jane Cosmetics (me!), the brand will be relaunching in stores in March. "

That is great news because I really like the one palette I bought online and would certainly buy more.. but I really hate to buy anything online I have not seen/touched in person. Do you know what stores will be carrying them?

I know you did a sneak peak of some of these but wanted to let you know they were spotted at Target in Rhode Island: Maybelline Color Whisper LipstickMaybelline The Rocket MascaraPlus, what looked like colorful line of gel liners (wish I stopped long enough to catch the name and take a pic of the display)

I purchased #35 "Coral Ambition" in the whisper lipstick and brownish black mascara.

In Savannah, GA... In CVS this morning I saw a new Garnier BB Cream made for oily skin, AND new lighter color combo in both the new and the original. I took pics if anyones interested. They also had several new Sally Henson products, & the new Maybelline Baby Lips.

GO CHECK OUT YOUR WALGREENS! Since Christmas just got over, check the shelves above the normal shelves. Like, too high for the average person to reach. That's where we store a lot of new stuff at this time of year :)

I spotted a new display of Rimmel ScandaleEyes waterproof kohl kajal. I got 001 Black ($4.49) and what I remember there was dark brown like UD Whiskey and jumbo Nyx looking pencils in white and a brown. I really dont know if the kohl pencil is the same as the old one just in new packaging but I really love it super creamy!

Seen in Walgreen's in Seattle WA, on 12/29 (I didn't see them before I left for my vacation, on 12/21):Rimmel ScandalEyes waterproof Kohl KajalMaybelline Metallic Color Tattoos (looked in two CVS when I was down in Santa Cruz CA, didn't see them)Garnier Oily/Combination Skin BB creamsWet n Wild Fergie Polish SetsSo going by the comment that MrsSpiderMann left on 12/27...the new products seem to be hitting most Walgreens.

I saw a new Essie display at Walgreens today. It was on the end of one of the stand alone beauty counters (hope you know what I mean). It had the Repstyle polishes, nail strips, re-designed nail treatments in packaging similar to the salon versions and the "new" Mint Candy Apple collection. The signage said that the collection had new shades, but the only shades on the display were Mint Candy Apple, Carry On, Ladylike, Butler Please and Stylenomics. The display did not have a printed listing of shade names, so I don't know if my Wags just filled it with what they had or what.

The redesigned nail treatments looked really interesting. I noticed a ridge filler had been adding to the line; I haven't seen a drug store version of Essie's ridge filler before now. Sorry I didn't get any pictures but this is definitely a display to be on the lookout for.

A ton of the new drugstore products for Spring are now available on Ulta's website! We're talking loreal caresse lip gloss stains, maybelline color tattoo metals, revlon nearly naked, and a whole bunch more!

extra super awesome deal for riteaids sale today!! they have a 4 dollar printable on their facebook page for physicians formula!!https://www.facebook.com/riteaid/app_214265261970624 get it before they are gone

I found several NYC eyeshadow quads at my local dollar tree. Worth it for $1. Pigmentation is variable between the individual shadows, but acceptable for the price, there were more good than bad. Not chalky at all and build well. Very small and compact packaging, yet plenty of room in the pans for a brush.

I went to Walgreens today looking for LE Baby lips in yummy plummy and the new Maybelline color tattoo in Barely Branded, which I found both! yay! They had a lot of the new releases and LE collections. But the most exciting part was that I found some new blushes that I've never heard of before, they were Loreal visible lift color lift blushes which were Gorgeous! I tried to snap a pic, but my phone went dead! :( Going back as soon as possible to pick some up and snap pics for everyone!

I have had a lot better performance out of my liners lately, and I wonder if my new eye priming routine might be helping. First a dab of Milk of Magnesia on the lid, then eye primer from the brow all the way around the eye to include where my concealer is applied. I find that not only is creasing and fading a thing of the past.. my shadow is bulletproof now, no matter what the weather, when before I would have issues my shadow breaking down with any and all primers on the market- but my concealer covers better, doesn't crease, and lasts longer- and my mascara is holding up better as well. I think the oil production of the lid is affecting the entire area over the course of the day, and blocking it is the key to solving a lot of the problems I had. Hopefully this helps someone out there.

I went to CVS yesterday and when I scanned my ExtraCare card I got a coupon for $4 off Clear Men's Product. So I ended up getting a Clear Men's shampoo/conditioner and a 25% MORE FREE Color and Damage conditioner for free! (15.9 fl oz instead of the normal 12.7) Only paid $0.99 + tax for both of them ^^

Just another rite aid FYI, I went in today to see if they had the new bb cream, and they did, along with the concealer and powder. Each of those items also had a 3.00 off coupon on them as well so I only paid 6.62 for all three new items and since I spent 15.00 I got another 5.00 plus up reward. What a deal!

Ulta has a ton of nail polish on clearance right now including Layla Holos(!!) and older Layla Ceramic Effects ($6.99 each!). I went to 2 different locations today; only one had them stickered, but both charged clearance prices. I snagged CE 52, the GORGEOUS purple filled with flakies. Oh, and they also had the "special" file that you're supposed to use with the holos for $.99.

I just got an email from NYX about new products, and they have a new eyeshadow palette called The Natural Shadow Palette ($7) that looks a lot like the Urban Decay Naked Basics palette. It's not dead on even by pictures but it's definitely a play on the UD palette!Here is the link to the Natural Shadow Palette: http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/p-195-the-natural-shadow-palette.aspxAnd the rest of the new NYX products: http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/whats-new/new-products/

If you try to go to the Walmart website where they had the teaser for the Flower line (see Unknown's comment, above, from Dec 31 @ 7:06 AM), it now bumps you directly to the home page. Here's hoping this means they're working on getting everything up for reals!! I am SO excited about trying this line! :-)

There were coupons on the endcap at CVS for $2 off the new Physician's Formula lipstain and $3 off for the blush. So with the current $5 off Physician's Formula promo at CVS the lipstain was $3. I like it but am returning it because I can't tolerate the fragrance. Its strong and long lasting.

I was just in KMart today and this could be just because I live in kind of a remote area, but they had the Wet N Wild Chrome collection, and instead of being 3.99 the polishes are 1.99. I have no idea what happened with that, but if you missed the collection when it was out, you may want to get thee to a KMart to see if they have it!

so i may be the only one excited for this but the maybelline pop sticks (transparent lipsticks?) have been re-released. spotted a display for them near the new maybelline color whispers at my local duane reade (jamaica, queens, NY)

Didn't have time to read through all the posts to see if someone mentioned it..but Walmart.com has started selling the FLOWER Collection by Drew Barrymore..almost all sold out. But got some googdies!!!

Big Lots had a basket of Styli-Style waterproof eyeliners and flat shaped eyeliners for a dollar. I bought three different greens and a bronze. There were also random prestige black liquid liners and maybelline eyeliners (with a smudger on one end) in there.

I wish i could have taken some pics, but I washed my phone last week and the camera no longer works :(

In case this helps anyone, I saw the Rimmel Scandaleyes waterproof kohl eyeliner in a bunch of new shades at my local Walmart (Elk Grove Village, IL). They had the nude shade, which I bought, plus a couple other less conventional colors such as a pale blue and a taupe. They also had bits & pieces of the Flower cosmetics line - I bought a lip butter and find it very comparable to the Revlon ones.

Just went to Big Lots and saw TONS of maybelline products. Eye studio color plush silk eye shadows in shades: sunset seduction, spirited seas, and irrestible ivy were $1.50. Eye Studio color pearls marbalized shadows were $1.00 in sinnful sinnamin and silver starlet. Also saw some expertwear eyeshadows don't remember the colors but there was a purple and green one. I think those were $1.50. They had colorsensational lipsticks in madison mauve, strike a pose, and a few other plummy shades. Don't remember how much they were. In the basket there were a ton of covergirl single eyeshadows in the old packaging in a whole bunch of shades.

Over on Soap.com, they have China Glaze for $6.50 plus $2 off 2 bottles. In addition, they have 15% your first order with the code "SOAPSPLASH", so that brought the total to about $4.67 a bottle. Shipping is free for your first order at $25, so it'd be worth it if you were also stocking up on regular personal care items! (Also? 30% off Milani!)

MUA Cosmetics is having a major sale online starting Monday! Check their FB page for details and the promo code. Here's the info:

Mr MUA : OUR BEST OFFER EVER : 50% OFF ALL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT 1 ITEM, THE VANITY CASE) AND FREE UK AND INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING! (THE VANITY CASE WILL STILL BE SHIPPED FREE - BUT FULL PRICE). THE SALE WILL START ON MONDAY. THE PROMO CODE AND FURTHER DETAILS SOON. THANKYOU!!

My experience with MUA was mixed, I had the absolute worst shipping and customer service experience I have ever had with an online purchase... but in the end I did get all my products. I found the eye primer very good, very similar to UDPP.. the baked eyeshadow trios are gorgeous, very good quality and unique colors.. and the undressed palette was also really nice, a touch powdery but good pigmentation and an excellent palette with a wonderful selection of colors.

I just found out that Forever 21, in stores and online, has NAIL POLISH! TONS of colors, glitters, milky glitters, holo hearts, so many awesome colors! Only $2.80 a bottle! I've heard the stores don't have a huge selection, so your best bet might be to buy online and pay just $5.95 shipping!! :) I love nail polish, it ALWAYS fits!! xoxo

"Milani HD Advanced lipcolore (which I love) is on sale on the Milani website for 2.99 right now. Since I've not been able to find any in stores lately, that must mean they're discontinuing it ;("

Milani is kind of notorious for having items they do not include in displays, so not necessarily. I found them for sale at full retail at several stores online including Target and Walmart. Jordana (their sister company) is the same, they have many products they do not put in most displays.. both companies single eye shadows are a good example.

Ulta has the Urban Decay Sustainable Shadow Box for 50% off ($18) and the Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow Box for 50% off ($19). Plus they have the coupon for $3.50 off an order of $10.00 or more (printed or 76151 code). Also, online only through 1-26-13 there's a $10 off $60 dollars or more coupon (SAVETEN code)

Today at Nordstrom Rack I picked up both of the Butter London Holiday 2012 Trios for 14.97 each! They also had a 3 pack of Butter London scented nail polish remover for 8.97 and the holiday Butter London Lippy Trio (don't remember the price, sorry!)

I vaguely remember hearing about this somewhere (not sure if it was this blog), but today I picked up a new ChapStick balm in Velvet Cupcake at Walgreen's for $1.59. I think they had another LE flavor/scent, but I didn't see what it was. Velvet Cupcake smells pretty yummy. I haven't tested it out yet, but to be honest I don't think ChapStick is all that moisturizing. (I just like the various flavors.)

Spotted a NYX display at my local Meijer (www.meijer.com) store that had a bunch of their new stuff -- the Natural and Smokey palettes, several of the Love in Paris and Love in Florence palettes -- plus a selection of shadow singles, some matte lipsticks and plumping gloss, and a lot of the slim eye pencils and lip pencils, and no doubt other stuff I'm forgetting. (Sadly, no Slide-On eye pencils, but then, I've already got plenty of those myself from Ulta.)

Meijer is comparable to Walmart or Target, but is only in five states: MI, OH, KY, IN, and IL. We have a TON here in MI where it was founded, unsure about how many there are in the other four states. I've only actually seen the NYX display in the one store, but I did spot a place in another where a display had been removed and there would be room for the NYX display to replace it.

Okay so I hope this isn't already a well known fact, but if you can time it correctly, Ebay is a GREAT place to find a lot of designer nail polish (China Glaze, OPI, Essie, etc) for good prices!!!

By searching "essie nail polish lot" OR "OPI nail polish lot" etc, I was able to buy 10 new Essie nail polishes for $30 with shipping. The seller hand bubble wrapped each bottle and I got the package in three days. They are legit Essie polishes because each one has a serial number on the bottle. I find that a lot of the polishes are new, or people are just spring cleaning their stash. By using the word "LOT" in your search you can search for several of one item. I recommend using "Lowest price + shipping" when searching also. Beware though, this can quickly become addicting!

Hope this helpful for anyone looking to expand their nail polish collection!

My CVS in NJ is beginning to put up the display for the new Miliani Lipsticks. They tore down the old area where the Miliani stuff was and built a new display completely. So I'm guessing Miliani revamping their line altogether. I also saw an empty area for their eyelid primer. I'll have to go tomorrow to see if the display is done. Super excited!!! Oh and PS: All Milani stuff right now at CVS is buy one get one 50% so it's the perfect time to try these new lipsticks and primer! :)

I just returned from Big Lots in central San Jose and found Orlys for $1. There were only 5 colors, though- red, light pink, bright pink and sheer white/ivory. Its still a great deal if you like these kinds of colors.

I was in Walmart in Manville, NJ yesterday and spotted a few bottles of Out The Door topcoat for $4.98 each. Don't know if this is a one time thing or if it is the beginning of a staple. This Walmart is expanding soon and am wondering if other larger stores carry it already.

I was at Rite Aid yesterday, I saw a bunch of nail art kits that are new (I think). Pretty Woman has kits for velvet / flocked nails, and Fing'rs Edge has tons of kits -- studded nails, nail art tools, lots more. They have a website with some photos but no details. I have pictures on my blog of what I saw.

I tried to post this while I was getting home (don't worry, I wasn't driving, haha!) but I don't know if it was my iPhone or whatever...but it wouldn't let me send, anyways!

I am SO excited! I just got back from KMART! My mum wanted to go over for the clearance bins (she likes buying socks, LOL)! So we went...I wasn't really expecting much from it! My mum was taking her time going through the bins and then looking at the shoes, so I went to the cosmetics section to look around. We really don't go to KMART at all so I don't get to see their cosmetics! Someone actually told me that they sell Jordana there, which they do!

So I was looking around and near the floor (literally) I found KHROMA beauty products! I couldn't believe it! I didn't even know that KMART sold the products! Actually the only thing I found were the eyeshadow palettes...! I found both Kim's and Khloe's palettes, I guess Kourtney's is super popular because most people can't find it, even at ULTA! Hahaha, I wasn't about to shell out $12.99 for that palette, so I am SO glad I went to KMART!

Found them at $3.24!!!!!!!!!! Originally priced $12.99, I did take pictures with my phone...(:

Oh and also I saw that Revlon had a new kind of like Clariasonic dupe, also took a picture of that but didn't get it, haha.

I hope this helps some gals out! I can't believe the deal still!! $3.24 per palette!

(: Revlon products (lipsticks) there were some 75% off as we, but I didn't get the names....just a bunch of clearance going on at KMART!

I went to Target earlier today, and there were some Rimmel products on clearance, like the eyebrow pencils, eyeshadow quads and kajal eyeliners. Also, every single OPI nail polish was on clearance for $4.25! Not new colors or anything, but I only own a couple colors from OPI myself, so I picked up a couple more.

Pantene has yet another new line out, this one is called Ultimate 10. No details online that I could find, but I found the bottles. There is a conditioner too. http://www.target.com/p/pantene-pro-v-ultimate-10-shampoo-25-4-oz/-/A-14409492

Yesterday I saw a bunch of beauty products on clearance at Walmart (Charlotte, NC). One of the things was the Palmer’s BB Cream for $7 – it said the original price was $11.92. I was already getting the L’oreal BB Cream, so I passed, but seems like a good deal!

new essence stuff is up on the ulta site. the 3d shadows are sold out though :( the mattifying powder is there, the new witty lip gloss is there too, these balms are there as well, the undereye concealer is there, and new palettes are there too. and ulta is having 20% off till 2/2/13 on the website. :)

At Claire's Icing. I saw brushes that looked very similar to ecotools set I've seen in store before. They were selling individual brushes which have the same bamboo handle and same color as ecotools but different brushes. I'm wondering if they have the same manufacturer. Rubbed on my arm the claire brushes were very soft. They were prices around 6-8 dollars. On the website it only shows one set that looks similar to ecotools but at the store they had many.